John DeMers is a New Orleans native and author of more than 40 published books, including New Orleans by the Bowl, The New Orleans Seafood Cookbook, and The Food Lovers Guide to Texas. After graduating from LSU in Baton Rouge with a Bachelors then a Masters degree in journalism, he was a globetrotting reporter and Food Editor for United Press International, eating his way through 126 foreign countries before concentrating on the foods of home. He has served as food and wine editor of New Orleans magazine, as a weekly commentator on WYES-TVs Steppin Out, and as co-host of New Orleans food and wine radio shows.
